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March 25th, 2010, 22:41
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: San Diego, CA
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Black out chrome window trim
Does anyone have experience blacking out the chrome window trim on a JSW? The chrome around the windows reminds me too much of when I first started driving in a 1982 Chevy Caprice. Any thoughts for a durable, preferably easy, blackout procedure would be welcomed. Thanks!
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March 26th, 2010, 05:02
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: MA
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Originally Posted by ziffdine
Does anyone have experience blacking out the chrome window trim on a JSW? The chrome around the windows reminds me too much of when I first started driving in a 1982 Chevy Caprice. Any thoughts for a durable, preferably easy, blackout procedure would be welcomed. Thanks!
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Someone on Vortex used black vinyl strips that he applied over the chrome trim bits and it looked good. Do a search on Vortex.
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March 26th, 2010, 09:45
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Santa Clarita
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Originally Posted by ziffdine
Does anyone have experience blacking out the chrome window trim on a JSW? The chrome around the windows reminds me too much of when I first started driving in a 1982 Chevy Caprice. Any thoughts for a durable, preferably easy, blackout procedure would be welcomed. Thanks!
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I was thinking the same thing. Seems the TDI Club Edition has black trim.
I was going to check prices w/ dealer.
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March 26th, 2010, 10:58
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: North Central Pangaea
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Seems like all the bucks up German cars BMW, Audi put chrome trim on the higher models, no?
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March 26th, 2010, 12:28
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Midland, TX
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here is an all out retrofit from maloosheck on vortex:
http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3915129
if you go to the before and after pictures on the second page it looks amazing
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March 26th, 2010, 12:35
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: North Central Pangaea
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And you take the whole car apart to get what... black trim?
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March 26th, 2010, 12:40
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Midland, TX
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Originally Posted by bruce846
And you take the whole car apart to get what... black trim?
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haha just the doors, I just dont know how long vinyl would last at least for me the texas summer i think would make it fade quickly, but I dont plan on doing thing for a long time the chrome doesn't bother me on the window trim...just thought I would share the OEM option.
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March 26th, 2010, 13:10
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Savannah. GA. USA - Toronto. ON. CANADA
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March 26th, 2010, 13:44
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Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Spring Lake, Michigan
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Originally Posted by TXRanger83
if you go to the before and after pictures on the second page it looks amazing
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Yuck. It makes it look even more like a cheap Corolla. 
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